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curled, decumbent hairs, the legs annulate. Head and rostrum together much shorter than the 
prothorax, the rostrum very short, strongly transverse, flattened, feebly emarginate at the tip, the scrobes 
descending ; eyes somewhat prominent. Prothorax rather longer than broad, produced in front, feebly 
constricted at the base and before the middle, sparsely punctate; vibrisse reduced to a few scales. 
Elytra comparatively short, much broader than the prothorax and widened posteriorly (9 ), or narrower 
and subparallel (3); coarsely punctate-striate, the alternate interstices more or less raised. Anterior 
femora clavate. Anterior tibie scarcely elongated, stout, bowed at the tip, feebly unguiculate, closely, 
very finely denticulate. 
Length 2-42, breadth 1-13 millim. (¢ 2.) 
Hab. Mexico, Amula, Xucumanatlan, and Omilteme in Guerrero (H. H. Smith), 
Mexico city, Yautepec (//dge). 
Nine specimens, five of which are from Amula, the narrow examples assumed to be 
males. This species resembles P. ornatifrons, but it is smaller; the rostrum is still 
shorter; the head is without the angular white patch; the eyes are not so prominent ; 
the prothorax is less constricted at the sides; the vibrisse are reduced to a few scales; 
and the elytra are more coarsely punctate-striate. 
15. Pandeleteius conspersus, sp.n. (Tab. VIII. figg. 12, 12 a.) 
Moderately elongate, widened posteriorly, ferruginous; clothed with intermixed, rather coarse, brown and 
whitish scales, the latter condensed into small scattered spots or patches, the prothorax in one specimen 
(taken as the type) with the sides albo-squamose, like the under surface; the upper surface also 
set with exceedingly minute, short, curled, scattered hairs, the suture of the elytra with several long 
erect hairs towards the tip. Head and rostrum together shorter than the prothorax, the head small, 
the rostrum extremely short, feebly emarginate, and with a short median groove, the scrobes descending; 
eyes prominent, small, Prothorax a little longer than broad, rounded at the sides, feebly constricted 
at the base and before the middle, closely punctate; vibrisse not visible (? abraded). Elytra much 
broader than the prothorax, widened to beyond the middle, transversely depressed below the base; 
coarsely punctate-striate, the interstices convex. Anterior femora strongly clavate. Anterior tibis 
elongated, curved, unguiculate, and armed with 6 very small teeth. 
Length 32-4, breadth 12-13 millim. (2.) 
Hab. Mexico, Chilpancingo in Guerrero (H. 4. Smith). 
Two specimens, one in good condition, the other somewhat worn, doubtless females, 
to judge from the long erect hairs on the elytral suture towards the apex. The 
extremely short rostrum, with deep descending scrobes, the prominent eyes, the 
intermixed arrangement of the brown and white scales (the white scales in one 
specimen being confined to the sides of the prothorax, and to small scattered irregular 
patches along the sides and apical half of the elytra), and the long, finely denticulate 
anterior tibize are the chief characters of P. conspersus. P. quichensis is a somewhat 
similar form, with less rounded sides to the prothorax, non-descending scrobes, 
sinuous, less closely denticulate anterior tibiz, and fewer intermixed white scales. 
16. Pandeleteius tibialis. (Tab. VIII. figg. 13, 13a, 3.) 
Pandeleteius tibialis, Boh. in Schénh. Gen. Cure. vi. 1, p. 297’. 
Elongate, rather depressed, varying in colour from nigro-piceous to ferruginous, the legs and antenne (the 
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